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Self-doubt in the Bhagavad Gita — 4 verses across Chapter 1, including 1.4, 1.6, 1.7, 1.10. Sanskrit, Hindi, English. One reel per verse.
Duryodhan names Bheem, Arjun, and their allies one by one — as if saying the names out loud could shrink them.
“The mind that keeps measuring itself against others never measures itself.”
— Krishna
He doesn't dismiss them. He admits: every enemy on that field is a master of war.
“When you build your enemies up too big, the fear is the real enemy.”
— Krishna
Seven verses into listing enemies, Duryodhan remembers: "Now, about the best on OUR side." It took him that long.
“You can lose yourself so completely in the other that you forget who you are.”
— Krishna
"Our army, protected by Bhishma, is aparyaptam — unlimited." Or "insufficient." The word means both. He said it out loud and meant one thing, but the truth leaked.
“Your tongue says what your heart can't hide.”
— Krishna